 This week’s guest on Pakele Live! with Tony Solis is Ernie Cruz, Jr. Perhaps best known as one of the Kaʻau Crater Boys, a wildly popular duo (with Troy Fernandez) that performed contemporary Hawaiian music with a bit of a traditional sound in the 1990s, Ernie is a multiple Nā Hōkū Hanohano award winner.
After releasing four very well-received albums that won three Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards, the Kaʻau Crater Boys disbanded in the late 1990s. Ernie, who plays ‘ukulele and guitar, went on to perform with brother John Cruz and cousin Amy Hanaiali’i, among others, and he recorded several solo albums. His 2001 solo release, “Portraits,” which consisted of original songs delivered in his soulful vocal style, won the 2002 Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards for Male Vocalist of the Year and Island Contemporary Album.
Ernie has continued to play with a variety of musicians, including Hawai’i’s own Jack Johnson, and Eddie Vedder (of Pearl Jam), at the 2007 Kokua Music Festival. He frequently performs with Adj Larioza (Kapala, Ho’omalie and more), and Todd Adamski, a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award-winning artist with the group Nightwing. Both Adj and Todd will join Ernie on the Pakele Live stage.
Join host Tony Solis for Pakele Live! on Thursday, April 21 from 6:30-8:30pm HST (please note time change for this week only!) at the Willows Restaurant (901 Hausten St., Honolulu). Those who are unable to attend can watch the live stream of each show at www.pakelelive.com. (The shows will also be edited for television and shown at a later date on OC16 TV and www.oc16.tv)
Admission is free, no reservations are required and all ages are welcome! Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. (Doors open at 5:30.) Guests may choose from the full nightly buffet ($34.95) or an a la carte menu created especially for Pakele Live! (and available only during the show), with prices ranging from $5 to $16. Drink specials are also available. Validated valet parking is only $3.
Note: If you watch online, don’t forget to email the show at pakele @ lava.net and let us know you’re watching! Mention your name and where you’re located - city, state – or country, if outside the U.S.!
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Ernie Cruz. Jr., Pakele Live 4/21, **6:30**
Posted - 04/20/2011 : 5:54:19 PM
